Shel is a longtime meditation practitioner whose path has been shaped by dedicated study and personal practice. Her work is informed by training such as The Power of Awareness with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach, and by early acceptance into the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP) with the Awareness Training Institute and the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley.

Her time is devoted to mindfulness and sound-based practices for real humans: seniors, caregivers, adults navigating health anxiety, and communities carrying a great deal of invisible stress. Through guided meditation, gentle sound-based experiences with the highly accomplished Jason Coile, and simple grounding practices, she offers spaces where people can breathe, listen, and reconnect with themselves—whether that’s in a senior living community, a hospital setting, a church, or a small group online.

Before this, she spent decades inside large organizations working on design, innovation, and transformation.She’s led efforts that launched award‑winning products, improved time‑to‑market, and scaled capability across global teams. That work taught her a lot about the widening space between stated values and lived experience as organizations grow—and about what happens inside people as systems change around them: their nervous systems, their inner stories, and the quiet ways stress gets stored in the body.

She’s held senior leadership roles at Ford Motor Company, Saatchi & Saatchi, and PublicisSapient, guiding cross-industry work for clients like Nike, The New York Times, and Tiffany & Co.

If you are interested in Shel’s Guided Transformations or private meditation services take a look at the Experiences page or contact her directly.